Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-04-22

ment is of interest that Rev. S. =. Wilder,
for seven years pastor Of the First Congre-
gational church at North Brookfield Mass,
resigned last Sunday morning 10 accept "A
call to the Congregational church at James
VILE Wis
F f. Housh & Co. have an order for
printing 10000 new 32-page catalogues for
the Carpenter Organ company
l.. H. Richardson, whose purchase Of the
Whitaker mill property near Elliot street
bridge was announced last week. has made
an arrangement with Henry Fletcher for
obtaining power, and in connection with
his brother f. b. Richardson, will contin-
ne Whitaker business Of running Il wood
yard.
A $125 sideboard of quartered oak, beau
tifully carved and finished, was on exhibi-
ton for short time Monday at Retting
Brothers 1t was destined for a house on
High street
Ross White is building an office on the
south end of his paper works.
j. II. Holden has broken ground for
cottage near the west end Of Prospect street
for his son in law, Oliver Bastion.
The Rev DR.. Cow and his First Baptist
society of Glens Falls, r. y, have been
made happy by the gift Of 5000 to buy a
pipe organ for the new church. and the
promise Of IA set Of handsome pulpit furni
ture to go with the organ when il is first
heard about the beginning of June. DIR. Cow
was in Boston last week with a committee
Of his church, % contract for the construc-
ton Of the organ.
f. +. Housh & Co. announce for early
publication "A small volume entitled Life
and Public Services Of Gen j. w Phelps
by Cecil II. Howard Of Brooklyn. n. Y
The narrow gauge is not the only road
that suffers from an occasional landslide
Last saturday freight train was wrecked
by slide on the Fitchburg road between
Wendell and Orange on Monday the en-
gine OF freight train on the Central Yer
mont road was dumped down an SO-foot
embankment by slide near Middlesex, and
ON the same day on the West Shore road at
Canajoharie, y. Y, the tracks were buried
for long distance, an express train mar
rowly escaped being wrecked, and travel
was delayed for whole day. Monday
night the New York Central, one Of the
best equipped roads in the country, had the
worst slide Of all. At a point near St
townsville, y. Y. all its four tracks were
covered several feet deep for space of
eight rods: a passenger train ran into
the slide, the engineer was killed and
the fireman had ley broken All but one
of the eight cars in the train were thrown
/ from the track and the engine rolled down
/ the bank into the Mohawk river
The Connecticut legislature is moving to
have all the toll bridges on the lower Con
necticut freed The committee. an roads
/ and bridges has agreed To report a bin free
ing the bridges at Hartford Windsor I,ncks
mn L"gtF.. 4 i 81 Il
shall pay 20 per cent Of the cost. and the
towns benefited ~ per cent. a committee
to be appointed by the supreme court will
assess the sums to be paid We hope this
kind of spirit will make its way along up
the river III due season
The Philharmonic society will celebrate
its fourth anniversary on Thursday even
ing Of next week with a reception. concert
/ and dance to be given To their friends
RD Harris od,ni,ist,...o, ha. .ol1 D.,
Merritt J Dowlev the cotts,,. Lou.s and
lot nm Pleasant st,a., Ey,a,.,.iIlo II..,,,,i,,,,
Ia the estate az tho lat W-iJar ITaS,;'
Price S15OO
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r'L;,L INNS ar Gus ny 'he Hlu u
II. , IL ''''' '''''' ~ u'No" quar-
'''-o' Pe' ','"'
'Nhers oI reaI estate on Forest square
are discussing the project oil running ne"
cross street from Cedar to Spruce, which
"uuiu uiElde the square ana open up a
number oil desirable building lots.
One of the early birds among our vii
lage gardeners planted peas on the 20tf
inst.
The fifth wedding anniversary Of Mr. and
Mrs W. ;. Stearus was the occasion of a
nf h.f
friends on Tuesday evening last, who pre-
sented them an easy chair and remained t.
enjoy very pleasant evening.
Mr. and Mrs Geo W Fuller were tn,
recipients of well arranged surprise visit
ON Wednesday evening last. the occasion
being the 25th anniversary Of their mar.
rage. BY estimate not less than POO per
sons called to offer congratulations, includ
ing many fellow members of Wantastiqur
and Rebekah lodges, l. q. O. f. The pres
ents, mostly of silver ware, were many an,
valuable, and were presented in "a felicitou
speech by Rev. Mr. Parry. Among then
were an ice pitcher and fruit dish from tn,
Odd Fellows berry dish and spool
from the Daughters Of Rebekah a silve
tea set from Mr.. and Mrs. l.. X. Fuller Sc
sohd silver teaspoons from Mr.. and Mrs
J. j. Estey silver teapot from Mr.. and Mrs
d. A. Abbott a cake dish from Mr.. ant
Mrs. >. A. Rogers of Charlestown, Mass.
a panel piece IN water colors from friend
IN Hinsdale, y. II. Il berry spoon iron
Miss Mary a. Roell Of Athol, Mass slve
spoons, nut picks, fruit knives, and IA plat
OF cake lettered Fuller, %" from neigh
Dors anu TRENDS silver dollar OF lsG
from Mr' ana MIS- w. H. Chllds 80 II
sliVer rom jacob EStey and letter o
enhgratulatlon from Mr.. and Mrs. k. Ii
occasion ,yss tb, r.aJiH,, ~ -. -
Mr. q n CoII,rr, - -. 49, 1ll.',i... -
Inv her and set ~ fam;ii.r ,,,,,a, ,,'nl ,',',
p nv the assemblage Lee cr.a,n anJ naL
were served at tbs claso ~ -. ,''a - -
present a very pleasant occasion.
So far as we learn. Roscoe and Euyen
Fisher are the only Brattleboro person
who are going To Dakota with the Ne,
England colony which leaves next Thur,
> dav. though Harrison Fisher and ana n
TWO Others propose to join them later i
the season. The colony is said To compris
some 800 families, large proportion q
nrnLaIj,' at IN 81 ~ 'i IN svo'o' nv
D tract 81 Io,d ,,,,,,,, IL a.. ="
sattle Is T., ,,.,t, s''o eel1nf S'e
5 In of 3D., Nastt'',,. - ',' Nn VI vi
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goyarnnent Saya ', w. " w." ~ u "'t "i''i IN
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: ennipned FOR fTontior M. M - 80 ~ w, W.
Who 90 frow bara ,r;li nov t oMo E tii,
, lies st nrssent WV ''''>' '''''' IAN
IN Ev ~ ii1 80 r
I, week, prohahly. with the use Of mran nES
cent TIGHTS in Mace of the arcs in some ,
the stores,
i The present season has heer an ,,nuspol
/ fatal one for horses. for some reason On
owned hy c. d, Whitman died very sn,
- denly dav or two ago while being drive